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Press reviews for Jasper Rees’s Let’s Do It: The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood * - *
‘Let’s Do It is a biography that feels as unflinching and true as it is entertaining and affectionate. Rees pulls off the trick of writing a brilliant tribute while also – somehow, almost – bringing Victoria Wood back to life in all her complicated glory’ * Guardian *
‘You can almost feel him riffling files, rewinding tapes, so carefully is it pieced together. Yet the reward is a 360-degree biography that transforms a beloved entertainer into a real human being’ * Sunday Times *
‘This superb biography ensures we can’t forget how revolutionary she was’ * Oldie *
‘Impeccable’ * Daily Telegraph *
‘A joyous read’ * Mail on Sunday *
‘Joyous and revealing… If you’re a diehard Wood fan (as I am) you’ll find this account of her life wholly engrossing, and it also stands as a wonderful tribute to a pioneering entertainer and her exacting comic genius’ * Bookseller *
‘A joy. It paints a rounded portrait of a genuinely nice and kind woman who could also be difficult, scathing, even ruthless’ * Daily Mail *
‘Rees’s research is wide-ranging and detailed… his analysis is acute and often beautifully articulated’ * i Newspaper *
‘An immersive, authoritative book’ * Spectator *
‘A smashing biography’ * Sunday Express *
‘Packed with enlightening anecdotes and revealing interviews with her family and closest friends. A real treat’ * Independent *
‘This biographer is the safest of hands… It does not feel intrusive because it is so richly fed with the memories of those who properly loved her’ * The Times *
‘Impeccable’ * Daily Telegraph *
Praise from friends and fans of Victoria Wood: * - *
‘This utterly absorbing and beautiful book, written with such insight and kindness, moved me hugely’ * Julie Walters *
‘I would love people to read this beautiful book about the woman I will be forever grateful for in leading the way for me and other women in comedy and for making my life a jollier one’ * Miranda Hart *
‘Jasper Rees has found the perfect words to convey Victoria’s brilliance, in this meticulously researched, immersive and entertaining biography’ * Alison Steadman *
‘This book is absolutely brilliant. So meticulously researched but also full of warmth and fun’ * Lucy Porter *

Jasper Rees is an arts journalist and author. He has written for The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times, and co-founded theartsdesk.com.

His previous books include:

• I Found My Horn (abridged for Radio 4)
• Bred of Heaven (abridged for Radio 4)
• A biography of Florence Foster Jenkins

In 2020, Rees published Let’s Do It: The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. He also edited Victoria Wood Unseen on TV and wrote and presented ‘Loose Chippings’, an episode of Archive on 4 featuring unheard audio from Victoria Wood’s archive.

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